High court to consider 2nd sheriff recall effort this week
EVERETT — A second petition to recall Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney will likely move forward to the signature-gathering phase.
On Thursday, state Supreme Court justices will begin hashing out what claims against the sheriff will appear on the petition. Petitioners allege the first-year sheriff violated his oath of office and committed acts of misfeasance and malfeasance. Fortney claims he acted well within his role as sheriff and a collective bargaining agreement.
No oral arguments will be held on Thursday. Rather, justices will review briefs filed by both sides.
In June, San Juan County Superior Court Judge Kathryn Loring allowed four of five charges brought by petitioners to move forward. Those charges were related to a Facebook post criticizing the governor’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, posted on the sheriff’s personal campaign page; Fortney’s reinstatement of three deputies who had been fired for misconduct by the previous sheriff; and his handling of a case in which a sheriff’s deputy tackled a Black medical worker who was accused of jaywalking.
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